image courtesy of Home Team Energy Despite the urgency, the transition to a fully decarbonized economy won’t be a smooth path, and residential solar installers will continue facing obstacles amidst the bright spots. And while California and Florida have been creating big headlines with proposals to up-end policies that incentivize rooftop solar adoption, it’s …
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Electric Vehicle Ownership On The Rise — And That’s Great News For Residential Solar Installers
Americans are buying more electric vehicles (EVs) and zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) than ever before, and at a rate that’s only projected to continue rising. This rapidly growing fleet of U.S. EVs, along with the infrastructure to support it, offers an excellent chance for residential installers to identify new sales opportunities. But leveraging this seismic potential …
4 Must-Try Strategies Residential Installers Can Use To Find New Solar Customers
Even with record-breaking rooftop installations already underway, the U.S. solar boom is just getting started. The new decarbonization goals from the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP 26) now in place will help lay a solid foundation to support major additional residential solar adoption in the U.S. As of Q3 2021, the U.S. is averaging quarterly …
5 Smart Ways Residential Solar Installers Can Cut Soft Costs
The U.S. residential solar market remains white hot, with Q2 2021 installations up 2% over the previous quarter and up 46% from Q2 2020, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Industry forecasts remain bright for 2022 and beyond. With more than 10,000 solar installers vying for a larger share of this surging market, …
Trinasolar’s 2019-2020 CSR Series No. 3: Building a Sustainable Future
Welcome back to our series breaking down Trinasolar’s 2019-2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. In our previous entries in this series, we discussed Trina’s trek toward its sustainable development goals and how the company cares for the planet. In this third installment, we’ll discuss Trinasolar’s efforts in building a sustainable future by expanding beyond solar power, …
In Texas, HOAs Can No Longer Unreasonably Restrict Homeowners From Installing Rooftop PV Systems
For many people, buying a house in a homeowners’ association (HOA) is a good way to protect their property value. However, in order to preserve property value, HOAs can also place wide-ranging restrictions on homeowners who want to make upgrades and renovations to their houses. Case in point: installing rooftop solar panels. Solar panel access …
Trinasolar’s CSR 2019-2020 Series No. 2: Caring for the Planet
Previously, in our series highlighting Trina Solar’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019-2020, we focused on Trina’s trek toward its internal sustainable development goals. In this second installment of the series, we’ll take a look at Trina’s commitment to caring for the planet beyond the company’s internal operations. This means ensuring sustainable purchasing and supply chains, …
Residential Installer Looking to Learn More About 210mm Solar Technology? We’ve Got An eBook for That
In the highly competitive solar industry, we original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have to constantly innovate what we make to work better for our installer customers. It’s all about boosting efficiency, improving power gains and cutting levelized cost of energy (LCOE). One such recent innovation has seen OEMs increasing the solar wafer sizes to 210mm, something we …
Why 210mm Solar Delivers the Low LCOE and Scalability Needed for the Clean Energy Revolution
For years, manufacturers have increased wafer sizes for PV modules as the industry debated how big wafers should be. We see that debate coming to an end, with the opportunity to standardize around the 210mm wafer size. The industry is heading to settlement in the “how big” debate that will last at least several years. …
Trinasolar’s CSR 2019-2020 Series: Trina’s Trek Toward Its Sustainable Development Goals
At Trina Solar, we take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues quite seriously. To show our commitment to this endeavor, we recently released the Trina Solar Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019-2020. This comprehensive report covers a range of topics, including corporate governance, sustainability efforts, employee well-being and several others. To make this content more manageable …
